Dual cavity cooking system

Abstract

A cooking system is provided. In one embodiment, the cooking system includes a housing having a first internal heating compartment having a first opening, and a second internal heating compartment having a second opening. A first heating element is configured to heat the first internal heating compartment, and a second heating element is configured to heat the second internal heating compartment. The system further includes a door assembly having a first door configured to cover the first opening, a second door configured to cover the second opening, a first frame member, and a second frame member. The second door is pivotally arranged relative to the first door and is configured to selectively allow access to the second internal heating compartment while the first door covers the first opening, and the second door selectively locks to the first frame member and the second frame member.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A cooking system comprising:
 a housing having a first internal heating compartment with a first opening, a second internal heating compartment with a second opening, a first heating element configured to heat the first internal heating compartment, and a second heating element configured to heat the second internal heating compartment; and 
 a door assembly having a first door configured to cover the first opening, a second door configured to cover the second opening, and a first frame member extending between the first door and the second door, a second frame member extending between the first door and the second door, wherein the first door is configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position, and the first door being permanently affixed to the first frame member such that the first door cannot move relative to the first frame member, and wherein the second door is pivotally arranged relative to the first door and is configured to selectively allow access to the second internal heating compartment while the first door covers the first opening, wherein the second door selectively locks to the first frame member and the second frame member. 
 
     
     
       2. The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein the second door is positioned vertically above the first door. 
     
     
       3. The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein the second door is pivotally connected to the first door. 
     
     
       4. The cooking system of  claim 3 , wherein the first door includes a tab configured to limit a rotational angle of the second door relative to the first door. 
     
     
       5. The cooking system of  claim 3 , wherein the second door includes a button configured to selectively release the second door from the first frame member and the second frame member. 
     
     
       6. The cooking system of  claim 5 , wherein the second door comprises a first locking projection configured to extend into the first frame member, and a second locking projection configured to extend into the second frame member. 
     
     
       7. The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein the first frame member and second frame member are separate from the housing. 
     
     
       8. The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein the first frame member is positioned within a channel of the first door. 
     
     
       9. The cooking system of  claim 8 , wherein the first frame member is positioned within a channel of the second door. 
     
     
       10. The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein the first frame member and the second frame member are arranged on opposite sides of the first door. 
     
     
       11. The cooking system of  claim 10 , wherein the first member and the second member extend vertically above a top surface of the first door and are positioned on opposite sides of the second door. 
     
     
       12. The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein the first heating element is a convection and/or radiation heating assembly arranged in a chamber positioned adjacent to the first internal heating compartment. 
     
     
       13. The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein the second heating element is a convention and/or radiation heating element positioned within the second internal heating compartment. 
     
     
       14. The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein the first door is fixedly secured to the first frame member via a plurality of screws passing through apertures of the first frame member.